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According to a report from Ross Dellenger of Yahoo, Grand Canyon is now set to join the Mountain West this upcoming school year, instead of in the 2026-27 academic year as originally anticipated.
The five schools leaving the Mountain West for the Pac-12 won a lot of championships in recent years. That could open some doors for UNLV.
Grand Canyon University jolted the world of college sports this week, announcing that it would join the Mountain West Conference much earlier than planned.
With the formalization of Texas State joining the Pac-12, the musical chairs of western conference realignment has reached a temporary conclusion (it's always temporary with conference realignment). N
Grand Canyon was originally scheduled to join the Mountain West in July 2026, but the conference announced that the university will come aboard in the 2025-26 academic year.